Altanak, the Thrice-Called
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Trample
Whenever Altanak becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.
1, Discard this card: Return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Combos with Altanak, the Thrice-Called
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Fractured Identity Soltari Guerrillas Infinite
- Each opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for each opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for each opponent
- Gauntlets of Chaos Martyrdom Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Martyrdom Bazaar Trader Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Gauntlets of Chaos Soltari Guerrillas Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Soltari Guerrillas Bazaar Trader Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Gauntlets of Chaos Sentinel Lure Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
- Sentinel Lure Switcheroo Infinite
- Target opponent loses the game
- Infinite card draw for target opponent
- Infinite draw triggers for target opponent
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2024-09-20
If a spell or ability targets Altanak more than once, its second ability still triggers only once.
- 2024-09-20
Altanak's second ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell or ability is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Altanak, the Thrice-Called, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eshki | 1 | 8 | 50% |
Altanak, the Thrice-Called price history
The Duskmourn: House of Horror #166 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.36 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.36 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.35 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.35 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.33 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.34 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.33 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.33 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.33 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.28 | $0.33 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.34 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.34 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.34 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.33 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.33 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.33 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.33 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.28 | $0.33 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.28 | $0.34 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.34 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.34 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.37 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.37 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.36 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Altanak, the Thrice-Called
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.29
- Foil
- $0.36
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Altanak, the Thrice-Called. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
